“It Was Superb, However It is Time to Transfer On”

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Saturday September 30, 2023

Coco Gauff is ready to play her first matches since profitable the US Open title on September tenth in Bejing, and the World No.3 is prepared and motivated to proceed progressing.

“I believe possibly as a result of my eagerness and my ambition is so excessive, I do not need to finish at only one [Slam],” Gauff stated, in response to WTA Insider. “I do not really feel any completely different. The primary couple days I did, then as soon as I bought house, I used to be like, ‘OK, it is again to regular.'”

The 19-year-old American, who grew to become the youngest American to win the US Open title since Serena Williams in 1999 when she topped Aryna Sabalenka within the last at Flushing Meadows, will encounter a troublesome take a look at out of the gate in Beijing.

Gauff has been drawn to face Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia, and will face Petra Martic within the second spherical. The American has been drawn into Iga Swiatek’s half of the draw however wouldn’t face the four-time Grand Slam champion till the semifinal.

Swiatek opens towards Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo.

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The third-seeded American is wanting ahead to kick-starting the rest of her season, as she units her sights on extra large achievements.

“I do know I’ve a lot of tennis left in me. I do not need to simply dwell on this. It was superb, however it is time to transfer on,” she stated.

Sabalenka in powerful prime quarter

In her first match as World No.1, Aryna Sabalenka anchors the highest quarter of the draw, which additionally options fifth-seeded Elena Rybakina. The Belarusian will face American Sofia Kenin in a difficult first-rounder.

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